ZA95224B - Machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached sutures and method of utilizing the packaging machine - Google Patents

Machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached sutures and method of utilizing the packaging machine

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Publication number
ZA95224B
ZA95224B ZA95224A ZA95224A ZA95224B ZA 95224 B ZA95224 B ZA 95224B ZA 95224 A ZA95224 A ZA 95224A ZA 95224 A ZA95224 A ZA 95224A ZA 95224 B ZA95224 B ZA 95224B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
machine
packaging
needles
utilizing
attached sutures
Prior art date
Application number
ZA95224A
Inventor
David Demarest
Robert B Duncan
Martin Sobel
Timothy P Lenihan
Wiliam Rattan
Original Assignee
Ethicon Inc
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Publication of ZA95224B publication Critical patent/ZA95224B/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06114—Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures
    • A61B17/06133—Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures of parallelepipedal shape, e.g. made of rectangular or slightly oval panels
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00526—Methods of manufacturing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B2050/005—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover
    • A61B2050/0058—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover closable by translation
    • A61B2050/006—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover closable by translation perpendicular to the lid plane, e.g. by a downward movement
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B2050/005—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover
    • A61B2050/0067—Types of closures or fasteners
    • A61B2050/0084—Tabs inserted into slots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B50/30—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
    • A61B50/33—Trays
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/90—Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
ZA95224A 1994-01-13 1995-01-12 Machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached sutures and method of utilizing the packaging machine ZA95224B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US08/181,626 US5473854A (en) 1994-01-13 1994-01-13 Machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached sutures and method of utilizing the packaging machine

Publications (1)

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ZA95224B true ZA95224B (en) 1996-07-12

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US (2) US5473854A (en)
EP (1) EP0667123A1 (en)
JP (1) JP3688326B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1117378A (en)
BR (1) BR9500089A (en)
CA (1) CA2139987A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA95224B (en)

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US5473854A (en) 1995-12-12
EP0667123A1 (en) 1995-08-16
CN1117378A (en) 1996-02-28
CA2139987A1 (en) 1995-07-14
BR9500089A (en) 1995-10-17
JP3688326B2 (en) 2005-08-24
JPH08103446A (en) 1996-04-23
US5469689A (en) 1995-11-28

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